On 06 Aug 2003, Anthony Campbell wrote: > Following a disaster with cleanlinks my tetex-base, tetex-bin, and > tetex-extra are in a mess. According to dpkg -C they are half-installed > and half-configured. I cannot either reinstall or remove. > > Can anyone suggest a safe method of rmoving these packages and > reinstalling them? >
I've now solved this by the probably unorthodox method of editing /var/lib/dpkg/status. I changed the entries for tetex-base and tetex-bin, which showed these to be half-installed, to read "purge ok not-installed". The packages then installed correctly. Is this solution documented anywhere? If not, should it be? AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
